now two of those believed to be from south wales have been fined $1,000 or about $600 pounds for stealing him. speaking at the time, one of the men said they meant no harm. >> we are sorry for the time lost searching for dirk. you know? and -- >> the theme park, too, was relieved to get back dirk in one piece. >> it's 7 years old and never experienced things like wide-open spaces so we're very happy to see dirk back with his mates. >> he is fine after being the victim of a bird-brained prank. >> just before we go, let me tell you that in egypt the protesters who have been attacked say they have now gone up to eight killed. it could rise further. more on that at our website. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended, global network to work for a wide

very successful premier of new south wales, wonderful gentleman, had a strong interest in the united states and he said his message in washington was the united states is one budget deal away from being restored on the world stage. and i think -- and he was also saying that some countries in east asia were saying, look, don't spend your time with the united states. we're going to be the next power you know, so pay attention to us. and it's a challenge for the united states on how to deal with that. so frankly, you know, my feeling is that whether it's a question of the united states' ability to be a strong economy, to be innovative, to support foreign affairs budget, whether it's security issues, it has to start at home and i think that's a key issue of trying to restore the fundamentals of u.s. growth which include dealing with the spending and debt and deficit policies. not relying solely on monetary policy as we've largely been doing because if you rely on monetary policy for a long time, you plant the seeds of other problems. i don't only mean the fiscal issues. it's also what i

the eastern state of new south wales is a well known rice growing region. its climate, a vast gap in morning and evening temperatures, for instance, makes it an ideal place for growing rice. australia is now in the midst of harvest season, using large equipment, farmers are busy. peter draper has been growing rice here for nearly 30 years. he's hoping to see his high-quality rice boost the country's exports of the grain to japan. >> the japanese like our style of rice because it's very similar to theirs, and it's very good quality like their rice. a very good quality. the fact we can grow rice without using any small amount of chemicals very early in the crop. >> reporter: since last year's major disaster which hit one of japan's rice producing regions, australia's rice shipments to the asian country have nearly doubled. australia's making every effort to pitch its rice to japanese people. >> at sunrise, we got rice from all over the world growing here in australia. like a sticky rice used for sushi. a creamy rice ideal for rossato. and fragrant jasmine, pe

the eastern state of new south wales is a well known rice growing region. its climate, a vast gap in morning and evening temperatures for instance, makes it an ideal place for growing rice. australia is now in the midst of harvest season, using large equipment. farmers are busy. peter draper has been growing rice here for nearly 30 years. he's hoping to see his high quality rice boost the country's exports of the grain to japan. >> the japanese like our style of rice because it is very similar to theirs and it is very good quality like their rice, very good quality. the fact we can grow rice without using a small amount of chemicals very early in the crop. >> reporter: since last year's major disaster, australia's rice shipments to the asian country have nearly doubled. australia is making every effort to pitch its rice to japanese people. >> at sunrise, we have rice from all over the world growing here in australia. like this sticky rice used for sushi. arborrio, a creamy rice ideal for risotto, and fragrant jasmine, perfect for asian. we even got a variet

now two of those involved -- believed to be from south wales -- have been fined about 600 pounds for stealing him. speaking at the time, one of the men said they meant no harm. >> we are sorry. and the time lost searching for dirk. >> the theme park was relieved to get it back in one piece. >> this is a captive-born animal. it has never experienced things like boats or wide open spaces. >> is now fine, none the worse of being the victim of a bird- brained prank. >> all is well that ends well. a reminder of our top story on gmt -- chen guangcheng has left the u.s. embassy in beijing one week after seeking shelter, following his escape from house arrest. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says he left the embassy on his own accord. after speaking with chen guangcheng, she said the choices reflect american values. mrs. clinton is in beijing for high-level strategic talks. that's it for this edition of gmt. stay with us. there is plenty more to come. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, ver

. >> he graduated with a master's in political science in new south wales on friday. back in 2006, the great grandfather and retired dentist set his first world record when he graduated at the age of 91. he says it is never too late to challenge yourself and embark on the adventure of learning. a little lesson for us all. >> stay with us. we have much more to come, including a look at the greek elections. and find out what it bishop looks like when he is doing the gardening. >> to and in for that. >> a woman with a vision -- development of women as economic drivers. she produces high-quality seeds for farmers. she began small, convinced the bank to give her a loan. >> i think we are prove to the bank that a woman can be equally competitive -- i think we're proof to the bank. >> give women opportunity. it is smart economics. >> time to check out the situation in greece. the leader of the socialist party says sunday's elections will decide whether greece stays in the eurozone. >> he gave his final campaign speech in athens, the scene of many anti-austerity protests over

i've been a full bright at the university of new south wales in sydney, but it started to allow me to write about legal affairs and public policy, i've done a book on affirmative action and right to die and campaign finance, and it gave me confidence when i was writing about a legal issue, i really did understand it, whereas prior to going to law school, i would skirt around it, because i always was not quite sure that i did understand. and many of the times i did, but i now have the confidence that if i wanted to write -- and i -- well, for the past 30 years all i've written about really is about law and public affairs. >> there have been 111 justices in history and he was the 67th, i believe. why -- what -- is there one thing that you can point to that makes him one of the best known and in many people's eyes, we just have a minute or so, one of the two or three best in history? >> i would say that his jurisprudence on free speech and privacy, if nothing else, would mark him as a great and influential justice. there was, of course, a lot more, but in a minute we can't go into it. bu

until, i think it's five years ago, we had no train drivers who were females in new south wales. and it all came back that they used to have to jump out the trains and change the points and it really was physical. now they have to press buttons. all of a sudden, it changed. we have very large companies in the mining industry that now say they'd rather have women driving their big trucks, because they drive them more carefully, they have less accidents, they have better cared for. so, there are things that start people thinking differently. and we need to promote those things. but for men in australia, it's about, how are you going to get the talent? if they all leave you after five years in your organization, what are you going to do? you know? how many people are we going to bring into australia as immigra immigrants, who may or may not be qualified. and we've got all these women who are qualified. it is not rocket science. find a way to incorporate the women in our organizations. it does take a little while to get the message through. >> in the states, one of the things that's

very successful premier in south wales.im what was his main message, and he said the united states is one budget deal away from restoring its global preeminence, but, on the other hand, be aware there are other people saying if you don't turn to us because the united states' time has passed. this is i think a time in our history where the connection of the economic issues with our foreign policy standing is as strong as i have ever seen it. >> do you think president obama has pursued a successful foreign policy? >> in this job i don't really feel i should be criticizing. i would say, you know, the -- there are aspects tactically that i think he and his team have executed well. i work with some of them on the development topics. i guess i would come back to say that when the bolles simpson report came out, i was disappointed it wasn't pursued. whoever is president next time around, i hope we get at that. >> the plan calls for a great deal of raising of tax revenues. will you be telling governor romney that? >> i think it's p

carr in the past week, the new foreign minister of australia, there is successful premier of new south wales, wonderful gentleman, had a strong interest in the united states. he said his message in washington was the u.s. is one budget deal away from being restored on the world stage. [laughter] and i think he was also saying some countries in east asia were saying don't spend your time in the u.s., we are going to be the next hour, so attention to us. it is a challenge for the u.s. on how to deal with that. frankly, my feeling is that whether it is a question of the united states' ability to be a strong economy, to be innovative, to support the foreign affairs budget, whether it is security issues, it has to start and home. i think that is a key issue of trying to restore the fundamentals of u.s. growth, which include dealing with spending and debt and deficit policy, not relying solely on monetary policy, as we largely have been doing, because if you rely on monetary policy for a long time, you will plant the seeds of other problems. but i don't only mean the fiscal issues. it is, also, wh

reporter: baker was born on the australian island of tass mania and grew up on the coast of new south walesround but says he had a difficult childhood. >> strong dominant stepfather that i never saw eye to eye with. in a lot of ways a repressed mother because of that. it gave me something to sort of rebel against and to find myself. >> reporter: his outlet was surfing, a passion he still pursues today. but he harbors a secret dream of becoming an actor. >> it's the kind of thing that would have gotten laughed at. >> reporter: in your family. >> in my family and also where wim from. you want to be an actor? yeah, me too. i want to fly to the moon. go move that pile of bricks over there. that was sort of the mentality. >> reporter: after high school he moved to sid nooe and literally worked his way into brief background appearances like this in music videos. >> i met the guy that was sort of directing them. i ran around and, you know, if he needed props i would run and get them. you needed smokes, i would build a little fire in the corner of the studio and fan it. simon, jump up and get in th

among the attractions that can be found on bond i wouldn't etch, located in the largest city in new south walestten bit, i'm going to go with sydney, australia. >> that's absolutely correct. >> clayton: yes! alisyn, i'm as smart as this 14-year-old. congratulations to you and congratulations on the scholarship. you're an inspiration to a lot of kids out there watching this morning who think, i need to learn something new, and the parents, too, could help their kids. thanks so much. >> thank you very much. >> clayton: coming up on the show, the doctor who helped the u.s. take down osama bin laden sentenced for treason. did the u.s. abandon him? we're live at the white house with their response. then anna on assignment, what's going on? >> hey there, clayton. yes. we're celebrating the sea services of men and women. we're aboard the uss watts. we're going to be talking to the executive officer coming up in just a bit. first, one of my fives, montgomery gentry, with "rebels on the run," guys, you look great from here. ♪ billy joe on the radio ♪ doing 95 down rock spring grove ♪ ♪ chasing the tenne

bob car in the last week, the new foreign minister of australia, very successful premier of new south wales, strong gentleman with an interest in the united states. he said his message in washington was the united states is one budget deal away from being restored on the world stage, and i think -- and he was also saying that some countries in east asia are saying, look, don't spend your time in the united states, we're going to be the next power, so pay attention to us, and it's a challenge for the united states on how to deal with that, so frankly, you know, my feeling is that whether it's a question of the united states' ability to be a strong economy, to be innovative, to support the foreign affairs budget, whether it's security issues, it has to start at home, and i think that's a key issue of going to restore the fundmentals of u.s. growth that include dealing with the spending and debt and deficit policies, not relying solely on monetary policy as we've largely been doing because if you rely on monetary policy for a long time, you'll plant the seeds of other problems, but i don't onl

there's the supreme islamic council in now south wales. i think a lot of groups are concerned to put islam beyond discussion. it's not a question whether you say good things or bad things inch essence in muslim countries, islam is beyond discussion, and i think it's a fascinating topic to discuss and you should be allowed to discuss it. so these fellows filed a human rights complaint in canada. canada does not have a first amendment, and so speech is policed by state bureaucrats, which i think is an obnoxious idea and i'm glad to say since my case came along, we have managed to get section 13, the relevant part of the canadian human rights code, actually kind of put on hold. they're not kind of -- a judge ruled that the supreme court should take some view of whether this was even constitutional or not. but in the meantime he wasn't going apply it, and he essentially made the law uneven forcible. i think that's a good thing. i'm interested in free speech. i doesn't begrudge -- i run into all kinds of crazy ideas. i don't agree with them but

the bunks and gnawed our bones the wales of ghosts kept us awake. 32 steps to my father's house. 4 windows facing north. 24 steps to my uncle's house, 2 doors facing south. i have 3 sisters, 2 brothers, 4 cousins on my father's side. now i store the memory in a drawer along with bitter herbs and rhinoceros horns we dine at restaurants on the better side of towns with pink table cloths and real flowers in the vases. we hardly go to china town. before i came here, i held his hand. now my heart is a chinese box of riddels, no one understands. i blew hot soup for her on foggy nights. she trims the ends of my thinning hair, still she can't forget that day she faced the interrogation officers and said she was my sister. i have not told anyone we move like shadows in a haze of secrets and lies. now stairs fascinate her. she knows the neighbor's house by heart. 21 steps to the door. 9 windows. 1-1/2 bathrooms. she counts every timely visit just to make sure. in case one day she has to know. before i came here, i had a name. >> ships of wind. softly size the swaying trees in the secret place stilled by time. we toil between the deep brown earth crumbs past fromm